Name: Southern Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows steady. Slaughter Bulls steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement Cattle steady. Feeder Bulls and Feeder Steers steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder Heifers sold 8.00 - 10.00 higher. All Calf Calves Classes steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $400.18/cwt on 64 head, down $1.26 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 33 comparable sales and sits +10.04 against this barn's trailing median of $390.15.

Average price

$400.18

▼ 1.26 vs prior sale

64 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,134

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$35.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.37

vs GA average

−25.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	419.89	2,197	24
Medium and Large 2	546	389.64	2,127	31
Medium and Large 3	516	383.95	1,981	9thin

One grade step is worth $35.94/cwt here — about $216 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.12, low $325.70, median $390.15 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale64 hd

400.18

—

GA average14 barns · 372 hd

399.82

+0.37

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−25.01

This barn, trailing median33 sales

390.15

+10.04

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,617	208.89	3,377	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,628	182.09	2,964	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,289	178.43	2,300	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	164.94	1,802	10

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,268	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	853	$2,225	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,147	$2,136	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,029	$3,186	4thin

Every lot, as filed

85 lots · USDA AMS · Southern Livestock - Oak Park, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	484.78/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,590	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	512.35/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,665	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,256	2,139.00/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,139	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,147	2,136.48/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,136	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	413.39/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,968	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	414.16/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,141	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	313.08/cwt	295.00–330.00	2,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	466.91/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,793	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	491.14/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,351	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	442.90/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,082	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	2,534.29/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,534	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	494.84/cwt	470.00–505.00	2,083	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	428.87/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,011	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	457.91/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,418	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	375.13/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,292	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	451.40/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,937	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	355.11/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	486.28/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,042	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	339	532.36/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	465.26/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,201	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	512.49/cwt	505.00–522.50	2,193	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	353.33/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,244	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	359.86/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,091	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	503.03/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,700	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	484.73/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	382.82/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,002	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	451.22/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,836	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	955	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	705	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	750	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	860	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	481.74/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,057	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	442.66/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,231	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	166.14/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,773	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	184.45/cwt	184.00–185.00	2,066	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	149.92/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,675	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,621	191.16/cwt	185.00–196.00	3,099	7
Bulls	—	—	1,771	228.25/cwt	217.00–237.00	4,042	9
Bulls	—	—	1,460	196.73/cwt	190.00–204.00	2,872	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	403.16/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,899	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,636	171.51/cwt	162.00–180.00	2,806	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	164.21/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,230	4
Bulls	—	—	1,550	170.37/cwt	170.00–171.00	2,641	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	189.88/cwt	183.00–195.00	2,493	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	169.75/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,991	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	492.74/cwt	485.00–497.50	1,853	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	612	303.51/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,857	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	383.95/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,981	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	425.52/cwt	410.00–432.50	1,830	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	450.95/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,705	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	422.46/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	435.89/cwt	425.00–442.50	2,415	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	441.56/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,323	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	495.88/cwt	485.00–502.50	2,365	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	480.57/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,263	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	294	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,661	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	479.65/cwt	472.50–497.50	2,566	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	352.02/cwt	350.00–356.00	2,763	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	335.59/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,450	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	390.83/cwt	387.50–392.50	2,212	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	395.22/cwt	370.00–402.50	2,687	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	455.41/cwt	440.00–458.00	2,573	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	364.51/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,676	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	323.94/cwt	310.00–332.50	2,481	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	373.92/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,401	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	414.38/cwt	400.00–426.00	2,644	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	396.13/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,444	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	3,696.28/head	3,650.00–3,750.00	3,696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	523.05/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	448.83/cwt	442.50–457.50	2,096	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	429.58/cwt	420.00–444.00	2,187	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	279.96/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,192	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,278	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	516.76/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,881	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	292.48/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	376.24/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,461	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	553.02/cwt	540.00–575.00	1,537	5

How this sale compares

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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